This collection highlights Fado, this musical genre
is typically Portuguese. 3 black glasses screen-printed in
gold, with traditional Portuguese motifs. The candle is
made of scented vegetable wax. The size of the 3 glasses
is 4.8 cm x 4.6 cm. Fado, the emblematic music of Portugal “Saudade is the poetry of fado” Fernando Pessoa Lisbon is one of the rare cities in the world to have its
own sounds. New Orleans has Jazz, Buenos Aires has Tango,
Rio de Janeiro has Samba, Seville has Flamenco and Lisbon
has Fado! Fado is more than a song, it is a kind of musical lament
that questions destiny. The term “fado” comes from the
Latin word fatum (inevitable destiny). Unfulfilled love,
jealousy, nostalgia for the dead and the past, difficulty
living, grief, exile... and “saudade” of course are the
recurring themes. Certainly fado is a music that undergoes
fate, but it is also a song that stands against it by
denouncing it.
But it is very complex to define because we should speak
of fado in the plural because there are multiple types:
fado Menor, Corrido and Mouraria but also fado Tango,
Franklin, Alberto, Maria Vitória, Marceneiro, Viana,
Bailado, Carriche, Pierrot , Pinóia, Porto or Zé Grande,
Revisteiro, Tauromáquico, Brejeiro, a Atirar, ...
Humorous, religious, anarchic, lovers, travelers...
some talk about more than 140 types!